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1) Do you say "the congress will hold/cast a vote IN or ON the no-confidence motion against the president"? or "the congress will hold/cast a ballot IN or ON the no-confidence motion against the president"?
2) Do you clear your name out of or off the police database? or "the police's database"?
3) Can I say "SUCH HIGH/SUCH A HIGH expenditure is bound to badly hurt/hurt badly/do serious damage to the public coffers"? what could I say?

Please
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Help(please)
Hi, THERE

I really need your help. Could you help me?

1) Do you say "the congress will hold/cast a vote IN or ON the no-confidence motion against the president"? or "the congress will hold/cast a ballot IN or ON the no-confidence motion against the president"?
2) Do you clear your name out of  or off the police database? or "the police's database"?
3) Can I say "SUCH HIGH/SUCH A HIGH expenditure is bound to badly hurt/hurt badly/do serious damage to the public coffers"? what could I say?

Please
Thank you!

Answer

1.  "On" is correct in both cases.
2.  Either sounds OK, but probably the "police's database" is more correct.
3.  "Such a high expenditure" is correct because it's singular.  You would say "such high expenditures" (with an s) because plural.  "Badly hurt" or "do serious damage to" are both ok, but "hurt badly" sounds a little strange.

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